From Soda to a Son, Man Delivers it All

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From Soda to a Son, Man Delivers it All

Goldsboro — Going from soda pop to super pop, one local Pepsi delivery man delivered his own son Friday morning.

It happened so fast, he didn’t even have time to call 911.

Early Friday morning, John Maddox’s wife started having labor pains. They tried to leave for the hospital just before dawn, but it was too late.

“She said, ‘The baby's head is out!’ and I said, ‘No, the baby's head ain't out. You need to come on,’” Maddox recalled saying.

But his wife couldn't walk, and she lay back down.

“I told my oldest daughter to go get some towels, and when I came back, the baby's head was out,” Maddox said.

Baby Christian wasn't waiting, so the delivery man had to deliver his son at home.

“I was just waiting to catch [him], that’s all,” Maddox said. “Probably about the second push he came out, and the cord was wrapped around his neck and around his body. So when he came out, I just unwinded him, and he started crying.”

By the time paramedics arrived to take mom and baby to the hospital, most of the work was done.

“You don’t have to be a doctor to deliver, and it cuts down on the bill,” Maddox said.

Mother and baby were doing just fine Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Little Christian was expected to go home Saturday with his parents and two big sisters.

While Maddox’s case was not a typical circumstance, doctors recommend delivering in a hospital when possible, because it is safer.

DerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrAug 26, 2007

"While Maddox’s case was not a typical circumstance, doctors recommend delivering in a hospital when possible, because it is safer."

Hehehe, that line made me laugh!

no taco pAug 26, 2007

Congrats Mom and Dad on your new baby. Hope all are doing well. God Bless.

no taco pAug 26, 2007

No the palce for dad to be. fathers sould be at the nearest pub, with a pager waiting for the call to come back and see a happy new mom with her baby.

carolinahomeAug 26, 2007

omg! bonnie will you shut up already and just congratulate the family! god bless you maddox family.

tiggerjawAug 26, 2007

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MADDOX FAMILY and Dad, a true delivery man.

ncbaby67Aug 25, 2007

Well since I didn't stay at the HOLIDAY INN last night..I have no medical advice...lol...This is just a great story though..Congrats to the Maddox Family..

saltygirl2Aug 25, 2007

Congrats! That is an awesome story!

lhjmemeAug 25, 2007

Way to go Maddox family. What a memory to share.

Bing UsedAug 25, 2007

My_perogative, I don't know about this situation, but when my husband's company change insurance companies 3 weeks before our son was due, it paid the WHOLE thing. The dr's office and the hospital sent us back the money we had paid to them.

angoraAug 25, 2007

LOVE good news. Congrats to the mom and pop ... how many parents have such a story these days? What a memory!